External Mining Permit 92-10 Protect Umstead State Park - Deny new quarry permit

Johnson, Robert E
From: Penelope Hornsby <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 3:20 PM
To: Regan, Michael S
Subject: [External] [Mining Permit 92-10] Protect Umstead State Park - Deny new quarry
permit
Michaell Regain, Secretary DEQ,
l respectfully request that NCDEQ, Division of Eineirgy, Vliinei4l, and IL.aind Resources DENY
Wake Stone Corporation's mo6fication appfication for Mi6ling Permit No. 92 10.
l Ibellieve that seve14l of the deinl41 criteria apply to this application, Ibut the imost cruciall oine is
Numbeir 5: "That the operation willll Ihave a sig16ificaintly adverse effect oin the Ipuirposes of a
publicly owined Iparlk, forest or recreation area."
This proposed crushed stoine quarry willl Iiriredeeirably liirnpalir and Ilessein the current uses and
vallues, as well as future expansion options of the adjacent Uimstead State Park a Ipubllicly
owined Ipropeirty that Ibecornes ever imoire vaIluable to the einviiroinimeintall and irecreatioinall
ineeds of the Tidainglle Region and the State. Many speakers at the Ipubllic hearing imade this
case very cogently and elloqueintly and l stroinglly coincuir.
l ask for DENIAL. OF THIS APPL-IICATION liin the best liinterests of the citizens of North
Cairofina.
Peinellope Hornsby
4900 LJ!llly Atkins Rd
Cary, NC 27518
Peinellope Hornsby
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4900 LJ!l�ly Atkins Rd
Cary, NC, North Cair6lllina 27518
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